Does anyone here know where I can get some good drugs. cheap???!!!

[FlamingoBlue]

Just how many of you out there are bare, ie without medical insurance?
How many of you rely on perscription meds that you can not afford? Should the government help out? So???

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[Earthmuffin]

I was without medical insurance for almost a year here due to the inability to be in two places at the same time. If I could have managed to eek out another lousy 15 hours a pay period at work I'd have had it. Unfortunately, I was going to school full time, being a mommy (the munchy's still had ins.) and occasionally I like to sleep. *Call me picky* I had to go without medications that would have greatly helped like my allergy shots but nothing critical. I was fortunate enough to get samples of my asthma meds (which, no I couldn't afford flat out) from my P.A. and I didn't get really sick that whole year.

I think there should be some way of setting up a program that allows you to COBRA your insurance without taking an entire paycheck. If you have some way of proving that in the near future (my case, one year) you would be back on your feet and in the black again. That is not going to happen and I am personally against "hand outs" for those who do not attempt to provide a living for themselves.

That having been said, before I get flamed...no I don't mean anyone who legitimately can't get the things they need without assistance. I mean those who will sit on their butts and wait for them to spread before lifting a finger to help themselves. Drives me nuts to see that.

 

[Alyrahh]

I have great insurance, any prescription drugs never cost me any more than $15. I've yet to run across any medication that isn't covered by my insurance company, even though I'm sure there are some out there.

Having good insurance means a lot to me, since I have a son who needs 7 different kinds of medication each day, and an eighth one in emergency situations. Without my insurance, his medications alone would cost me near $500 each month, and that's not even adding my medication in.

 

[Cg1369]

Guess I'm the fortunate one. Thanks to spending 27 years in the U.S. Navy, and enrolling in a prescription plan, I can get a 90 day supply of medications for $8.00 each. Kinda helps ease the pain from loss of other benefits promised the military.
Budman

 

[naudiz]

Apologizing for the spam in advance...

I'm in an interesting situation that, thankfully, will be alleviated once the wedding date arrives and ye olde fiance's insurance will start to cover me. I used to work, and I used to work very hard. I was an industrious, productive member of society and all that good all American 'give yourself a pat on the back' stuff. Then I ended up with a chronic pain disease, and believe me - no one ever asks for these things to happen to them. I tried to work anyway but to make a long story short, I couldn't. Going on disability isn't an option unless I want to fight the system for two or three years and still have no guarantee of getting it. If I'm going to fight that hard, I'd rather fight for employment, not a free lunch. Yeah, call me crazy.

I don't even want to think about what would have happened if my fiance hadn't been there for me. Talk about your true tests of love and devotion. He was right by my side from the start and he's still there today. Since we're not married yet, I'm not on his insurance. Instead, I'm on a health plan that was created for people on or below the poverty line. The premium is insanely low, and there is a surprisingly wide range of coverage. Without this health plan I wouldn't be able to get the medication I need.

I want to work again, more than anything, and the medication is the only thing that's going to make that possible. Now, here's the catch. If I take a job doing something within the realm of my physical abilities, the only options that offer insurance do so after six or twelve months of employment. The others don't offer insurance at all. I wouldn't make enough money to purchase insurance, but I would make enough money to no longer qualify for the health plan. So my best bet is to remain unemployed, because if I get a job, I lose the insurance, thus lose the medication, and then lose my ability to work.

Fortunately I have an out. Once the fiance and I get settled in a new town (we're moving sometime after the new year), we'll get married, and I'll be on his insurance. Then I can work! Yay! But for people in my situation that don't have an out, this is a really crappy system. People who want to be productive members of society don't dare, and they get labeled as leeches, as being lazy or 'faking it'. I am all for assistance to those in need, having been one of those people in need, but I think as a society we really need to take a look at how we're handling health care. I do want to work, but not at the cost of my life. I don't think that's being lazy. I think that's common sense.

Disclaimer: this is totally not a 'pity me' post. I'm illustrating a point using a personal example, but I'm not fishing for sympathy. I've got a good life with an incredible man, and a we've got a great future ahead of us (I have a job lined up and everything). I have a way out. The people who need compassion and sympathy (and CHANGE) are the ones who don't.

 

[Ezzy]

Gawd bless...

The National Health Service.

Though saying that as a working single man, I do have to pay prescription charges for every item on a prescription.

Good pharmacists will tell you which are available as "over the counter" (cheaper) options.


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[Alyrahh]

Re: Gawd bless...

working single man

Wow, I'm an absolute total ditz. I had no idea you were a man! LOL

 

[Ezzy]

Looking down... Yup man.

Not still getting confused with Ezzie am I?

The reason I said working single man, is that working married men (with children) can quallify for free prescriptions, as can single mothers, old age pensioners etc.

The only ones left out of the free equation are the working single people.


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[Alyrahh]

Re: Looking down... Yup man.

Not still getting confused with Ezzie am I?

You know, that must be it. *note to self* ie = female y= male.

I'm just not sure I want to take your word for it though, I may need to conduct an experiment to validate your sexual status.

 

[NewEnglandBBW]

If you need prescription meds and have no insurance (and dont' make a whole lot of money, as most of us don't) talk to your doctor about "indigent drug programs". EVERY pharmaceutical company has it for many many many of their drugs.
What happens, is.. Your doctor fills out a form, sends it and a prescription to the drug company, and with any luck, they send a 90 day supply of the drug to your doctor for you....I did all this paperwork for the docs I worked for for a couple years ago.
Supplies ARE limited, and they can say no at any time, BUT...The good thing is.. they usually dont' require any proof of income, just the doctor's signature stating you fall within the program's income guidelines (most are pretty generous, 25 or 30k a year for a single person).

Email me if you need more info -- galfromnewengland@hotmail.com

Give it a try, and good luck!
NEBBW